The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that in some circumstances text messages may be considered private even after they’ve been sent, plus Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has weighed in on both the Liberal government’s security bill and a border pre-clearance bill. Germany’s Free Democratic Party will introduce a bill aiming to get rid of the country’s data retention and anti-hate speech laws. India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is looking for feedback on a white paper that provides recommendations for key components of its data protection law. In the U.S., the House intel committee passed Section 702 reauthorization bill, while lawyers for the Trump administration say practices under 702 can continue even without an extension. Read about this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker weekly legislative roundup.
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The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that in some circumstances text messages may be considered private after they’ve been sent and received, reports National Post.
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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien is calling for a security bill, currently being studied by the public safety committee, to include provisions on promptly destroying data that is not needed by the government, reports The Canadian Press.
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The National Law Review writes about the trialogue process underway for the propose EU ePrivacy Regulation, noting that it will likely not meet its May 25, 2018 deadline.
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Telecompaper reports that Germany’s Free Democratic Party will introduce a bill aiming to get rid of the country’s data retention and anti-hate speech laws.
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German officials are preparing a bill that would require device manufacturers to build back-door access for law enforcement in all devices and includes a “hack back” provision, reports Bleeping Computer.
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Japan’s trade and communications industry are looking to include data subject access rights in discussions around revising its internet privacy law in 2020, reports Nikkei Asian Review.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Mauritius have agreed to present a bill aiming to bring the country’s data protection laws in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation in an effort to achieve adequacy, reports Data Guidance.
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The Washington Post reports on how, in light of the likely elimination of net neutrality rules, the case between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and AT&T could expand the scope of the deregulation.
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JD Supra reports that a U.S. 9th Circuit case lowers the bar for bringing a suit under the Video Privacy Protection Act, while at the same time making it harder to win.
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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has approved a bill that would make it easier for financial services firms to report potential financial abuse of senior citizens without violating privacy laws, reports Financial Advisor.
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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has proposed a bill that would require companies follow a prompt breach notification regime or potentially face criminal penalties, reports Health IT Security.
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ICYMI
At its 113th plenary meeting, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted its EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Report. IAPP Westin Fellow Muge Fazlioglu, CIPP/US, writes about the expectations outlined in the report.
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Last month, after 10 years as the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, Israel’s data protection authority announced it would rebrand itself as the Privacy Protection Authority. In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor, Molly Hulefeld talks to the head of the newly named authority to learn more about his office’s mission.
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US
As the deadline for reauthorization of Section 702 draws near, the House intelligence committee on Friday passed its latest proposal 13-8, the Associated Press reports.
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Lawyers from the Trump administration said the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation can continue their warrantless surveillance program under Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Act even if Congress fails to extend the law by the end of the year, The New York Times reports.
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The National Institute for Standards and Technology has released a new draft of its Cybersecurity Framework for public comment.
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ASIA PACIFIC
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission has joined the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement, becoming the 11th Privacy Enforcement Authority to participate in the multilateral initiative, the Philippine News Agency reports.
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India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is accepting public feedback on behalf of a recently drafted white paper, which provides recommendations for seven key components of India’s data protection law and outlines data protection experiences abroad, GovInfoSecurity reports.
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